Eugene Montagu Scott b. 1835

Also known as M. Scott, Montagu Scott, Monte Scott, E. M. S., Monty Scott, Monte, M. S., Montague Scott, Monte Eugene Montagu Scott
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
An incredibly diverse artist who demonstrated skills in a wide array of materials and styles. After arriving in Victoria from New Zealand, Scott flirted with life on the Victorian goldfields, but finding it less glamorous than he hoped, he turned to artistic photography. He contributed many drawings to the local papers and was also successful as an artist in the mediums of oil, watercolour and pastel.

Citations

  • Moore, William (1934), 'Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, New South Wales: Angus & Robertson, (facsimile 1980).

  • (1867), Illustrated Sydney News, March, April.

  • Edgar, Suzanne (1976), 'Scott, Eugene Montagu (Monty) (1835 – 1909)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 6, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, p. 95.

  • Craig, E.D. (1985), 'Australian Art Auction Records: 1982-1984’, Sydney, New South Wales.

  • Mahood, M. (1973), 'The Loaded Line: Australian Political Caricature: 1788-1901’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Main, W. (1977), 'Auckland through a Victorian Lens’, Wellington, New Zealand.

  • (1982), 'Historical Records of Victoria 2a’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Lebovic, Josef (1989), 'Masterpieces of Australian Photography’, Paddington, New South Wales: Josef Lebovic Gallery (catalogue), June.

  • (1909), Australasian, 05-22.

  • (1863), Illustrated Melbourne Post, 04-18.

  • (1868), Illustrated Sydney News, June.

  • (1870), Sydney Mail, 09-03.

  • (1866), Sydney Morning Herald, 04-20.

  • (1983), 'Historical Records of Victoria 2b’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Information sourced from Callaway, Anita.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.

  • Information sourced from Bruce, C.

  • Information sourced from Anderson, I.

  • (1883), Sydney, NSW: Bulletin, 03-24.

  • (1872), 'Punch Staff Papers’, Sydney, New South Wales: Sydney Punch.

  • (1909), 'Mr. Montague Scott…’, Daily Telegraph, 05-17.

  • King, Jonathan (1979), 'The other side of the coin: a cartoon history of Australia’, Stanmore, New South Wales: Cassell Australia (revised edition).

  • Gibbney, H. J. and Smith, Ann G. (eds.) (1987), 'A Biographical register 1788-1939: notes from the name index of the Australian dictionary of biography’, Canberra, ACT: Australian Dictionary of Biography.

  • (1886), Illustrated Sydney News, May.

  • (1867), Sydney Morning Herald, 01-03.

  • (1868), Sydney Morning Herald, 04-10.

  • (1883), Sydney Morning Herald, 03-31.

  • (1884), Sydney Morning Herald, 04-14.

  • (1867), Sydney Morning Herald, 03-04.

  • (1867), Sydney Morning Herald, 03-23.

  • 'Joan Kerr Archive’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions